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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="282" measure-id="id116hr282" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-01-08" update-date="2019-03-07">
<title>SAFER Now Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr282v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-03-07">
<action-date>2019-01-08</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Safer America for Everyone Right Now Act or the SAFER Now Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes new restrictions and requirements regarding the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. Specifically, it does the following:</p> <ul> <li>prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check; </li> <li>generally prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD); </li> <li>requires a gun dealer to conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties; </li> <li>requires law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW; </li> <li>allows Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to be used to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program; </li> <li>requires a person who operates a gun show to meet certain requirements (e.g., minimum age and registration); </li> <li>makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense; </li> <li>prohibits firearm sale or disposition to or receipt or possession by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking; and </li> <li>prohibits the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a trigger crank, a bump-fire device, or any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun. </li> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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